Hur hittar jag rätt information? : En undersökning om användarens dynamiska kunskapsläge

• Main Author: Steinrud, Jonna
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för ABM 2016
• Subjects: Library science; Information science; Information resources; Information behavior; Information literacy; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; datorbaserad informationssökning; informationsresurser; informationsbeteende; informationskompetens
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-311596

This thesis strives to explore the PhD students’ information behavior (information needs, information search strat-egies and information management) to see how information literacy (use of information services and resources as well asinformation accessibility and intermediation) can evolve through increased access to information, resources and ideas. The theoretical foundation of the study is Carol C. Kuhlthau’s model of the information search process (ISP-model). Two different surveys were used, first a participant observation and then interviews, with a user group consisting of six postgraduates. The postgraduates were all from different disciplines within the same collage, in the middle of their dissertation and highly motivated by regular information seeking sessions. The study shows that postgraduate students’ knowledge of information behavior and information literacy is inadequate, something that graduate students are largely aware of and wish to change. In conclusion, PhD students need support to maintain, adapt and expand their knowledge. The study indicates that there are many areas where postgraduates’ information literacy can be developed and that there is much to be gained by enhancing the knowledge transfer between information specialists (librarians) and users. This thesis is a two years’ Master’s thesis in Archive, Library and Museum studies.